Sliding couch bed



Aug. 15, 1933. P, P, BEBRY SLIDING COUCH BED 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 FiledMarch 5, 1931 INVENTOR ATTORNE P. P. BEBRY 1,922,613

SLIDING COUCH BED Filed March 5, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Aug. 15, 1933.

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7 Claims.

This inventionrelates to couch beds or day beds comprising a mainsection and a shiftable or sliding section, each consisting of mattresssupporting means preferably in the form of spiral springs, the shiftablesection being slidable under the mattress supporting means of the mainsection, the, object of the invention being to provide an improvedsliding couch bed comprising a pair of nested beds or sections in whichthe sliding section is so connected with the main section that duringits sliding movements it is maintained with its ends in proper parallelposi- "tion with relation to the ends of the main section and whenextended is elevatable relative to the main section.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an improvedsliding couch bed in which the sliding section may be raised and loweredrelatively to the main section by improved means for elevating it andmaintaining it in its elevated position and consisting of floor engaginglegs,

connected with the slidable section of the'bed and with a head rest,whereby on manipulating the head rest section, it is elevated and thelegs shifted intd position to engage the floor, thus maintainingthesliding section in its elevated positions A further object of theinvention is the provi-i sion ofan improved bed of the type described,simple in construction, durable in use, efficient in operation and onewhich may be easily manipulated and comparatively inexpensive tomanufacture and in which the sliding section is guided by the mainsection during the raising and lowering of the former. 1 n

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification,Fig. 1 is a' plan view of this improved sliding couch bed, the spiralsprings being omitted for clearness.

Fig. 2 is a front or side view thereof with the 1 raisable sectionpartly elevated.

Fig. 3 is a similar side view with the raisable section entirelyelevated.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view illustratingthe raisable sectionin its lowered position and showing in dotted lines the sliding sectionin its nested position between the springs and the plane of the bottomof the main section.

Fig. 6 is a perspective detail viewof one of the legs of the slidingsection, and

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of a part of the guiding means forguiding the sliding section during the sliding movement and the raisable20and the rear or inside pair by 21 and 2 and lowerable section duringthe manipulation thereof.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in theseveral views.

Before explaining in detail the present improvement and mode ofoperation thereof I desire to have it understoodthat the invention isnot limited to the details of construction and arrangement of partswhich are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, since the inventionis capable of other embodiments, and that the phraseology which I employis for the purpose of dclscription and not of limitation.

While this improvement may be adapted to varioiis forms of beds havingsliding sections, in the present instance it is shown as applied to asliding couch bed having spiral springs and in the preferred formthereof this improved couch bed comprises a main section 2 and a slidingsection 3'.

The main frame comprises a pair of end frames 4 and 4' shown constructedof angle iron of general U-formation, the undersides of which may havemetal glides 5 or castors as desired.

The upstanding portions or legs of the end frames are connected by apair of top side bars 6 and at one side thereof by a lower connectingside bar 6' which tie the two ends together making a substantial frameconstruction. The top side bars are connected by a series of spacedcross straps -'1 for supporting the spiral springs 8 of the'usual formand design. Head pieces 9 and 10 are provided at the respective ends ofthe main section and are attached thereto by hooks 11 ens eing slots 12in each upstanding leg of the U frame. The above descibed constructionconstitutes in eflect the main or stationary section and overlies thesliding section when the two sections are nested, the construction ofwhich is somewhat similar to the main or stationary section. The slidingsection in this particular construction comprises end bars 13 andxl4connected by longitudinal parallel bars 15 and 16 adjacent the ends ofwhich are pivotally supported tr'ansverse rods 17 and 18. These rods notonly act as additional braces for the longitudinal 'side bars but alsocarry iour depending floor engaging legs for supporting the slidingsection in raised p0- sition, the front pair being designat'edby l9 andThe sliding section is slidable relatively to the stationary ormainsection prior to the elevation frames of the main section to preventjamming of the two sections. To this end a pair of intermediatelypivoted cross straps 23 and 24 are employed for guiding the slidingsection when it is to be nested or withdrawn to provide a double daybed. One end of the strap 23 is pivoted as at 25 to a bracket 26 on thelower longitudinal side bar adjacent the endframe 4 and the opposite endthereof is provided with a pin 27 which is guided in a slot 28 in abracket 29 fast to the upper or top longitudinal side bar 15 of thesliding section near the end bar 14 thereof. The other strap 24 ispivoted as at 30 to bracket 31 of the longitudinal bar 15 adjacent theend cross bar 13. The other end of the strap is provided with a pin 32guided in a slot 33 of a backet 34 fast to the lower longitudinal bar 6'of the main frame 2. When the sliding section 3 (see Fig. 1) movestoward the stationary section 2 in closing or nesting of thetwo-sections it will be controlled and guided by this improved means foras the two pivoted points 25 and 30 of the respective straps 23 and 24move toward each other the oppositely disposed pins 29 and 32 will movealong their respective slots 28 and 33 and keep the two sections inproper alignment with each other during the opening or closing thereof.

The sliding section is also provided with means to assist in guiding itsin and out movement and its raising and lowering movement and thisconsists of right angle brackets 34 having bifurcated ears 35 attachedto opposite ends of the bar 15 of the sliding section and which also actas stops to limit the outward travel of the sliding section. The bottomof these ears rest upon-and slide along the bottom angles of thestationary U-sections of the main section until the upstanding rib 36 ofthe ears IRS-engages the inside face of the upstanding U leg of thestationary section. At this point'the parts 35 of the ears pass throughslots 37 in the legs and register with the front vertical edge of the Uframes and so guide the structure when it is elevated (see Fig. 7).

When the sliding section of the improved couch is extended as shown inFig. 1 it is then raised by means which will reduce to a minimum thephysical effort required for this purpose so that a child may at willoperate the structure with very little effort. To this end the elevationand lowering of the sliding section is under the con- I trol of apivoted head piece 38 in the form of a head piece.

bail pivoted as at 39 to the side bars 15 and 16 of the sliding section3. This head piece is-located adjacent to the cross bar 14 and isconnected by a long link 40 pivotedas at 41 to the The opposite end ofthis link is connectedto a short arm 42 fast to one end of the pivotedcross rod 17 hereinbefore referred to and is also connectedintermediately to one end of an arm 43 pivoted to the outside of thelongitudinal side bar 16, as at 44. The opposite end of this pivoted arm43 is co ected by a link 45 pivoted to one end of a shor arm 46 fasttoone end of ifizhev pivoted cross rod 18 hereinbefore referred From theforegoing it will beseen that by raising and lowering the head piece 38the long link 40 and the short arms 42 and 46 together with theirrespective pivoted cross rods 17 and 18 are shifted and the cross rodspartially rotated or oscillated. Each of these'rods 17 and 18 carry apair of depending legs 47 in the form of angle irons for elevating andsupporting thethe movement of the legs in raising and lowering thesliding section. 1

Fig. 3 clearly illustrates the sliding section in its fully raisedposition, the mechanism being locked by reason of the fact that thepivot 41 relative to pivot 39 has passed the dead center thus lockingand preventing the legs from collapsing. Means is also provided not onlyto assist in raising the section by exerting a pull on the hinged legsbut also greatly to aid in keeping the pivoted head rest in its lockedor raised position as shown. This means is shown in the form of coiledsprings 51, the ends of each spring being anchored to the end cross bars13 or 14 with the opposite ends connected to curved or bent links 52pivoted to its associated leg. In

40 and its associated connections 42, 43, link 45 and arm 46 cause therods 17, and 18 to partially rotate thereby swinging the supporting legs4'? toward each other and against the action of the coiled springs 51.At this point the bifurcated guiding cars 35 attached to the bar 16 ofthe sliding section are in register with slots 37 at the base of thestationary U frames, therefore, it is only necessary to move the slidingsection toward and under the stationary section at which time the ears35 will pass into and beyond the slots at the bottom so that the fiatends 35 will slide along the inside rails of the U frames until thesections are closed and nested.

It is to be understood that by describing in detail herein anyparticular form, structure or arrangement, it is not intended to limitthe invention beyond the terms of the several claims or the requirementsof the prior art- Having thus explained the nature of my said inventionand described a 'way of constructing and using the same, althoughwithout attempting to set-forth all of the forms in which it may be madeor all of the modes of its use, I claim:

1. In a sliding couch bed, the combination of a main section, a slidingsection link connected thereto from opposite ends for maintaining theends'of the sliding section in parallelism with the ends of the mainsection and having foldable legs adapted to engage the floor, and meansfor raising and lowering the sliding section when in extended positionand comprising a pivoted head rest, a pair of cross pivoted barscarrying said legs, and links connecting said bars with the head restthereby to swing the legs to raise and lower the sliding section.

2. In a sliding couch bed, the combination of a main section, a slidingsection link connected thereto from opposite ends for maintaining theends of the sliding section in parallelism with the ends of the mainsection and having foldable legs adapted to engage the floor, and meansfor raising and lowering the sliding section when in extended positionand comprising a pivoted head rest, a pair of cross pivoted barscarrying said legs, links connecting said bars with the head restthereby to swing the legs to raise and lower the sliding section, andmeans for also guiding the sliding section during the raising andlowering thereof.

3 In a sliding couch bed, the combination of a pair of relativelyslidable'couch bed sections, means for guiding one relative to the otherin transverse directions, and means operative to raise and lower thesliding section when in extended position and comprising a pivoted endrest, foldable elevating means, and means connecting said end rest andelevating means, said guiding means comprising bifurcated members inposition to engage co-operating members of the main section.

4. In a sliding couch bed, the combination of a pair of relativelyslidable couch bed sections, one being housed under and parallel withthe other, the sliding section having means in slidable engagement withparts of the main section,

' said parts having slots at the inner side of the one being housedunder and parallel with the other, the sliding section having means inslidable engagement with parts of the main section,

said parts having slots at the inner side of the main section to permitsaid means to engage upright members of the main section and slidethereon when the sliding section is raised and lowered, and means forraising and lowering said sliding section com-prising a pivoted headrest, an elongated lengthwise extended link pivotally connected theretoand carrying shorter links and folding legs connected with said shorterlinks.

6. A sliding couch bed section having foldable legs adapted to engagethe floor and folding toward each other under the section, and a pivotedend rest carried by the sliding section and operatively connected withthe legs to shift them and raise and lower the sliding section, said endrest having pivotal connections with the bed section and with the legoperating means above its pivotal connection with the bed section, saidpivotal connections so located as to make the collapse of the legsdifficult when in elevated position.

'7. A sliding couch bed section having foldable legs adapted to engagethe floor and a pivoted end rest carried by the sliding section andoperatively connected with the legs to shift them into and out ofengagement with the floor thereby to

